Box Office: James Cameron’s ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Hits 1.17 Billion Globally

“Avatar: The Way of Water” continues to dominate the holiday box office.James Cameron’s epic adventure has now hit the 1.17 billion mark globally, becoming the third highest-grossing film of the pandemic era, behind “Spider-Man: No Way Home” with 1.9 billion and “Top Gun: Maverick” with 1.5 billion.On Wednesday, “Avatar: The Way of Water” grossed 20 million domestically, bringing its Stateside haul to 358 million. It added 47.9 million to the pot from international markets. That puts its foreign gross at 810.6 million. It now ranks as the highest-grossing international release of the year.But the “Avatar” sequel carries a massive price tag. Cameron has suggested that in order to break even, “Avatar: The Way of Water” needs to be one of the highest-grossing movies in history. Sources close to the production claim he was being somewhat hyperbolic and set the break-even figure at closer to 1.4 billion — a milestone that the sequel has a good chance of achieving....